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Dec 17, 2001
Salvation Army Fears Growing Gay Rights Protests Over Health Benefits
Mark O'Keefe

Gay rights activists are protesting the Salvation Army's denial of health benefits to gay partners of its employees. Officials at the Salvation Army--which takes in more donations than any other charity in the country--worry that they will mushroom after the holidays, making the organization, like the Boy Scouts of America, a symbol in the divisive battle over gay rights.

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